Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership & Infection Control Stories
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Viewpoint: Why healthcare needs to focus on TB, HIV vaccines
To curb deaths from dangerous infectious diseases, healthcare leaders must focus more on collaborating to develop a vaccine for HIV and tuberculosis, a physician writes in a STAT op-ed. - 12/5/18 -
41% of adults don't plan on getting flu shot this season, survey finds
More than 40 percent of Americans do not plan on getting a flu vaccine during the 2018-19 season, according to a survey from NORC at the University of Chicago, a nonpartisan research institution. - 12/5/18 -
2-year-old cancer patient center of worldwide search for blood donors
Two-year-old cancer patient Zainab Mughal needs a rare type of blood to help cure her, which has sparked a global search to find compatible matches, reports The Washington Post. - 12/5/18 -
92% of inpatients experience some form of trauma due to hospitalization
Disturbances in sleep, mobility, nutrition and mood were found to be common among medical inpatients, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. - 12/5/18 -
Being underweight or obese increases likelihood of hospitalization among flu patients
A study published in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses examined the relationship between obesity and hospitalization among influenza sufferers. - 12/5/18 -
Amoxicillin prescription rates low for children's infections, study finds
Researchers at the St. George's University of London ran a global comparison of antibiotic use and found few physicians prescribe amoxicillin to treat common childhood infections and instead use antibiotics for specific infections, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. - 12/5/18 -
What hospitals can do to avoid disrupting patients' sleep
Although physicians and nurses often have to wake patients at odd hours for medication and tests, hospitals can employ strategies that minimize patient sleep disruptions that hinder recovery, The New York Times reports. - 12/5/18 -
Illinois sees 5 hepatitis A cases in November
The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed five hepatitis A cases in the central part of the state, according to WMBD News. - 12/4/18 -
Timeline of global Ebola outbreaks, 1976-present
West Africa's Ebola outbreak sparked international concern in 2014, killing more than 11,310 people and infecting more than 28,000. The outbreak is now the most fatal and widespread ever recorded, with the CDC confirming the first travel-associated Ebola case in the U.S. in September 2014. - 12/4/18 -
Hospitals can preview CMS star ratings through December
CMS is making its preview of the February 2019 Hospital Compare star ratings and quality data available on QualityNet from Dec. 1 to Dec. 30. - 12/4/18 -
Hand hygiene key to mitigating S. aureus transmission in the OR
A study published in the American Journal of Infection Control examined protocols for preventing the spread of Staphylococcus aureus pathogens in the operating room. - 12/4/18 -
UW Health's water system restored after Legionella cases
The water system at Madison, Wis.-based UW Health has returned to normal after health officials eliminated Legionella bacteria, according to channel3000.com. - 12/4/18 -
Fatal adenovirus outbreak focus of New Jersey Senate hearing: 3 things to know
New Jersey's Senate Health Committee held a hearing Dec. 3 to investigate whether the Wanaque (N.J.) Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation responded quickly enough to one of the nation's worst recorded adenovirus outbreaks, reports northjersey.com. - 12/4/18 -
Hand hygiene in 2018: 10 findings
The Joint Commission identifies hand hygiene as the most important intervention for preventing healthcare-associated infections. - 12/4/18 -
Unmarried patients may receive less aggressive care, researcher says
Studies show married people are more likely to survive cancer, but that's because they are more likely to get the aggressive treatment they need to beat it, according to The Washington Post. - 12/4/18 -
AFM cases likely peaked for 2018, CDC says
Cases of acute flaccid myelitis — the rare, polio-like illness infecting children nationwide — appear to have peaked for 2018, according to a CDC update. - 12/4/18 -
Why universal flu vaccine still evades researchers
Researchers and scientists have been trying to concoct a universal flu vaccine for decades, but hit a wall when trying to target the parts of the flu virus responsible for changing year to year, according to Science. - 12/3/18 -
E. coli outbreak linked to 6 California counties
The FDA and CDC found the E. coli outbreak affecting romaine lettuce is traceable to six counties in California, according to a report from the FDA. - 12/3/18 -
Kentucky health department encourages adults to get hep A vaccine
Kentucky health officials urge adults to receive the hepatitis A vaccine amid an outbreak hitting the northern part of the state, according to Cincinnati.com. - 12/3/18 -
Measles cases jump 30% worldwide, WHO finds
More than 6.7 million people contracted measles in 2017, marking a 30 percent increase from the year prior, according to a Nov. 29 report from the World Health Organization. - 12/3/18
